The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence, MALTA, August 23. Her Majestj'a ' screw steam corvette Chanticleer left on the 16th for the Bay of Tanis. The Marlborough, screw steamship of Lb' a line, accompanied by the Meanee, steam liner, Resist ir ce and Royal Oak, screw steam ironclad fri gates, left C , E 1 the morning of the 16th for a cruise in the Malta char .n el. The two last mentioned vessels returned to port on. the evening of the 22d, and on the following morning '.b .e other two came in. Her Majesty's steam sur veying v efisel Firefly left on the 18th to verify soundings in Smyth 's chart between Malta and Marsala. Her Ma jesty's. screw steam storeship Supply arrived from Wool wich and Gibraltar on the 19th with stores. Her Majesty's steam frigate Magicienne arrived on the 20th from Susa and. Tunis, and her Majesty's steam sloop Ardent, from Sfax and Tripoli, to-day. The French schooner yacht Erminia, having on board M. Chappon and family, arrived at Malta on the 16th August, from Marseilles and Catania, and left on her return to Marseilles on the 19th. The Eng lish schooner yacht Cecile, having on board the owner, the Marquis of Drogheda, and the schooner yacht Redgauntlet, having on board the owner, Mr J. N. Ferrell, left Malta on the 15th August, both for Constantinople. The Impe rial Ottoman yacht Saidi Bahri, Captain D. R. Cominyn, arrived from London on the 19th August, atter a splendid run of eight and a half days, including several hours' stay at Gibraltar to replenish fuel, and left for Constantinople on the 21st August. The Royal Sov ere i gn , 5, t urre t s hip, Captain Sh erar d Osborn, C. 8,, sailed from Portsmouth for Portland roads at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The Aurora, screw frigate, CaPt* Sir Leopold L. M'Cli n - Lock, which sailed from Spithead on Friday with the Chan nel Meet, was recalled from the Channel on Saturday by the Pigmy, paddle steam tender, Master Commander 'Vine. Yesterday morning she sailed again from Spithead, but this time for the eastward, and will escort th e R o y a l p a ddl e yacht Osborne, with the Prince and Princess of Wales on board, to Copenhagen and the Baltic. Her Majesty's paddle yacht Osborne, 430 horse power, Staff-Commander George H. K. Bower, which is appointed to convey the Prince and Princess of Wales on their tour t o c open hagen, St. Petersburg, Scc., having been repainted and her defects have been made good, left Sheerness yes terday for Leith,where their Royal Highnesses will embark and proceed direct to Denmark. The Medusa, paddlewheel vessel, 312 horse power, Mas ter-Commander John H. Allard, left Sheerness on Satur dlay for Leith, where she will join the Royal yacht Osborne in conveying the Prince and Princess and suite on their northern tour. The Forte,. 39, screw steam frigate, 2,364 tons, 400 horse power, Capt. A. Mellersh, bearing the flag of Rear-Admi ral R. L. Warren, late Commander-in-Chief on the south east coast of America, arrived at Sheerness oa Saturday evening, to be paid out of commission. On anchoring at the Nore she exchanged salutes with the flagship of Vice- Admiral Sir C. Talbot, K.C.B. The Salamis, paddlewheel despatch vessel, 835 tons, 250 horse power, Commander F. G. Suttie, arrived at Sheer ness from the north on Saturday, to make good a few trifling defects. She will sail this evening or early to morrow, to join the vessels which are to be placed at the service of the Prince and Princess of Wales during their visit to Copenhagen. The d Dckyard and other naval establishments at Chatham were ciceed at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and all business sus pended for the day, the whole of the workmen being granted the customary holiday on the occasion of the visit of the 'i.ords of the Admiralty to the port on their annual tour of inspection. The , old appointment of timber teeter at Chatham Dock yard, -which has been held by succeeding officials for a very 'considerable number of years past, has just been abolish ad by order of the Admiralty, such an officer being no lot af;er required, in consequence of the present exigencies of tho service necessitating the construction of our future vesse'lt-3 of war of iron, the dockyard at Chatham having, at the a amo time, become the principal naval establishment for iron sb ipbuilding,iThe order from the Admiralty ablishing the office referred to at the same time directs the appoint ment 'of a now subordinate official, to be termed an " issuer of iroi a," in lieu of the timber tester, who has just retired on a sup orannuation allowance. In. order to facilitate the unloading of the transports which are &most daily arriving at Chatham Dockyard with the armour plates, angle, plate, and other iron for the ironcased frigates Bellerophon and Lord Warden, under construction, as well as the large quantities of iron required for the gene ral service of the establishment, the Lords of the Admiralty, on the occasion of their official visit to the dockyard, directed a tramway to be laid down for a convenient distance along the Anchor wharf, at which most of the vessels discharge their cargoes, as well as along the Centre wharf, adjoining the dock in!which the Bellerophon is building. The rail. way,lwhich. is intended to extend for some distance along both wharves, will be so constructed as to allow of the use of a sufficienst number of portable steam cranes being employed in unload,•' ng the various vessels, thus releasing from that duty save ral hundred labourers hitherto engaged almost ex clusivel . at that laborious work, and allowing their energies to be t' arned to some more profitable employment in the dockyr ird. The steam cranes to be used are similar to those in us , 3 alongside No, 2 dock, where four of the portable steam lifts have been at work far about three years past with the u Lost satisfactory results, every portion of the iron used in the. construction of the Achilles and the plating of the irotre.ad frigate Royal Oak having been raised and fixed by thew; means. The cranes are now being manufactured by I‘l , g srs. Taylor, at the Britannia Works, who also supplied these at present in use at Chatham Dockyard. The screw gun vessel Torch, 5, which has been in the , shipwrights' hands at Chatham Dcckyard for some months past, undergoing a most extensive repair, is ordered to be completed with all despatch, in consequence of the dock being required for one of the vessels attached to the Steam Reserve-..report states the Ariadne, 2G, 800 horse-power— which is ordered to be brought forward for commission. A general regimental Royal Artillery order has been pro mulgated at Chatham, in which it is announced, by order of the Duke of Cambridge, that in future several important alterations will be made in the supply of service ammuni- tion. to the various brigades and batteries of Royal Artillery. In future the common and diaphragm fuzes will be issued in cylinders of 50 each,and tubes, brass, friction, and primers in boxes of 100 each. All outstanding orders for the supply .of calico bursters of Gill) for 10-inch common shells which were intended to replace others of 51b have been cancelled, the size of the two begs being the same. All that will be necessary, therefore, in rectifying the charges will be to add I lb of powder to the bursters, and to alter the old mark to _. _ Gi in any convenient way. A brilliant field day, by the whole of the troops at Alder shot, was held on Wednesday, under command of Lieut.- Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.8., who has just returned from a tour of military inspection on the Continent. The division formed up on the common, near the Royal Pavi lion. at 10 o'clock, in two lines, facing westward, the Royal Artillery and infantry in line of contiguous columns at quar ter distance, and the Royal Horse Artillery and cavalry in line of contigu ,us columns in close order. The troops having marched past, the Lieut.-Gen. formed his army in order of battle, with his right upon Eelmoor and his lett upon Burn's Plain. The three brigades of infantry advanced in parallel limo; of regiments, at wheeling distance, one regiment, in skirmishing order, covering the front of each brigade, The Royal Artillery advanced in line in rear of the skirmishers ; the cavalry in line of regiments in rear of the right brigade, with the Royal Horse Artillery on their thinks. The enemy was supposed to occupy a strong position on the west of the Long Valley, his right resting upon Bickloy Copse, his cen tre upon Long Hill and Cocked-hat Wood, and his left upon Pyestock. Between the contending armies lay the Long Valley and the arid plain to the eastward, The battle was commenced a few minutes before 11 o'clock. The object of the attack appeared to be to turn the left flank of the enemy and drive him from the strong position he had taken up, With this view a simultaneous fire was opened by the whole line of skirmishers, and two batteries, posted on the right, kept up a sharp cannonade. On the recall of the skirmishers Colonel Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and Major-Gen. Taylor each brought two regiments into action, while Bri g idler Budd steadily advanced on the left, still under cover of his skirmishers. Tho Royal Dragoons now dashed to the front of Gen. Taylor's brigade, and charged across the Long Valley by wings, retiring by troops from both flanks. Prince Edward and Gen. Taylor again advanced, and it was now apparent the Lieut. -Gen, was bringing the weight of his army to bear on the left and centre of the enemy's posi tion, Prince Edward's, Gen. Taylor's, and Col. Burr's bri gade, the whole of the artillery, and the fine brigade of ca valry under Gen. Hodge, made a combined attack upon these points, and gained possession of Long Hill, from which a dozen guns were quickly brought to bear. The left of the enemy having now given way several brilliant charges were executed by the Royal Dragoons, Greys, and 14th Hussars in succession, who lashed onward over very difficult ground. clearing all before them. A few changes of position followed by which the Lieut.-Gan. brought his army into the form of an obtuse angle, and thus advancing to the south-west, he drove the enemy in the direction of Crookham ; the artil lery, posted on every little eminence they could gain, com pleted his discomfiture, and he fell back upon Beacon Hill, fairly beaten. " Cease firing" was then sounded, and the eroope returned to quarters. Orders have been issued at Aldershot for the Major-Gen. commanding the 3d brigade to hold the 31 battalion Grenadier Guard s (Col, Prince Edward of Sase-IVeimar) in roadineea to march to - morrow (Tuesday), en rout,: for Lon don, encamping at Bagshot Heath to-morrow night, at liounslow-heath on Wednesday night, and marching into hursday. London on T The head-quarters of the A. and B batteries of the 4th Brigade Royal Artillery urn trailer orders to leave Alder shot on tirednestfiy for Wool w il, halting. at Hounslow for ono night, anti procc,,edin, - 2; t o their destinati on on t h e following day. An amateur theatrical performance waq given by the officers of the Staff College at Sandhurst ou Friday evening, before a s e l ec t a udience. The pieces r epreserA : d we re " A Wonderful \Vornan" and " Medea Burlesple," I n the former Nlajer Goodenough., WA., as the Viscount, an d Capt. Brooke as the Marq u i s , particularly disting u i s h, d ass i ste d by Dent. You ng (ft u ., themselves, and were ably dolpb), Lieut. Fawcett (Crespin), Mr Howard and mi ss Oliver. Ile burlesque that followed, in which the charac ters were sustained by Col. Clive (Grenadier Guards), Capt. Willis (33d Regiment), Lieut. Peyton (the Buffs), and others, made an excellent finish to the evening's entertain ment. An amateur orchestral band, led by Lieu. Palmer, of the 13th Light Infantry, was in attendance, and agreeably filled up the necessary intervats. Troops of the 16th Lancers have arrived at Colchester, Ipswich, and Norwich. The headquarters of the regiment will be Colchester. Col. the Hon. H. H. M. Percy, V.C., from half-pay, late Grenadier Guards, has assumed the command of the troops at Colchester in succession to Major-Gen. Guy, C. 8., appointed to command the troops in China. Major-Gen. Guy has issued a farewell address, in which he states that he "cannot relinquish the command which he has held for three years without offering to the officers, non- com missioned officers, and soldiers his cordial acknowledg ments for the correct and satisfactory manner in which their various duties have been performed." Major Vacher is about to relinquish the office of Brigade-Major at Colchester, on appointment to the Quartermaster-General's staff at head - quarters. Deputy - Inspector - General of Hospitals R. Dane, M.D., having been appointed to suc ceed Staff-Sorg. Mure, MD., as principal medical officer to the trcups at Colchester, Staff.Surg. Mure will proceed to Glasgow as medical officer to the recruiting district on the arrival of Dr. Dane. We have to announce the demise of Admiral Henry Litchfield, who died at his residence in London on Friday last, in his 78th year. The venerable Admiral entered the navy in May, 1800, and was midshipman of the Impetueux, and assisted at the blowing up of the Insolente in the Morihan River in 1800. He also assisted in cutting out the French corvette Guepe from Vigo in 1801, and afterwards, on board the Pique, ho was present at the reduction of Aux Cayes and other ports of San Domingo in 1803. He served on shore at the attack on Curacoa in 1804 ; he was Acting- Master of the Renard at the capture of the French corvette Diligente, and the destruction of the French privateer General Ernouf ; and afterwards Senior-Lieutenant of the Reindeer at Walcheren. He commanded the Mohawk in the operations on the coast of America, including the attack on Crany Island and Hampton, and served in her boat at the destruction of the United States' schooner Asp in 1813. The gallant officer held other active employments up to 1326. His commission as Lieut. bore date June 29, 1807 ; Commander, July 12, 1813 ; Capt„ November 20, 1826 ; Rear-Admiral, July 13, 1854; Vice-Admiral, November 7, 1860; and Admiral a few weeks ago, The following appointments and promotions were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—George B, Moore, Burg., to the Brisk—John Cruickshank, assist.-surg., to the Brisk— Gordon Jackson, assist.- surg., to the Duke of Wellington— Robert W. Jones, engineer, to the Warrior—William Hair, in the Hawke, promoted to first-class assist. -engineer— John B. Gibson, in the Indus, confirmed as first-class assist. engineer—and George Hostey, assist-engineer, to the Asia, for hospital treatment. The following appointments have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve : —To be Lieutenants :—Thomas Row Harry and Ralph Renner. THE VOLUNTEERS. The following official circular respecting the supply of ammunition to the artillery force has just been issued from the War-office : The recent supply of field guns to a few artillery volun teer corps having rendered it necessary that some modifi cation should be made in the scale of gun practice ammuni tion, and that rules to govern the supply of blank gun am munition for reviews, field days, inspections, &c., should be fixed, I am directed by the Earl de Grey and Ripon to inform you that he has, with the concurrence of his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, ap proved of the following regulations for corps supplied with field guns—viz. : I, Heavy gun drills and exercises are to be continued. 11. Where practicable, the regulated allowance of shot for practice is to be fired in equal proportions from heavy and field guns. 111. The allowance of blank ammunition for garrison guns is to cease, and such ammunition for field guns and for heavy guns on travelling carriages, when horsed for reviews, field days, inspections, &e,, will be allowed accord ing to the following scale : (a) For each grand review or field day on a large scale, 50 rounds per gun. (i)) For each county or district assembly, if exceeding 3,000 men, 30 rounds per gun; if not exceeding 3,000 men, 25 rounds per gun. (c) For less important assemblies and regimental exer cises, when the batteries are horsed, 10 rounds per gun. IV. At such places as the Government magazines do not afford accommodation for the storage of this blank gun ammunition, the corps will be required to provide magazines for its safe keeping. V. The supplies of the above-mentioned ammunition will be made on requisitions through the district commanding officers of Royal Artillery in the same manner as gun ammunition for practice ; and.offfeers commanding artillery volunteer corps, the head-quarters of which are distant from Government magazines, should, at the beginning of the season tor exercise, apply for the estimated number of rounds for use dui ing the year, with the guns in possession, and thus, as far as circumstances will permit, avoid the necessity of making supplementary requisitions. An exceedingly attractive fete, in aid of the f ands of the 3d Middlesex Artillery Volunteers was held in the exten sive grounds at the rear of the head-quarters of the 7th Surrey, and was very numerously attended. The amuse ments consisted of an assault of arms, in which some clever swordsmanship was exhibited, athletic sports for volunteers only, for which prizes were offered, a concert, &e. The weather was favourable, and the fete could not have been otherwise than a success. The directors of the London and South-Western Railwap have given a prize of VO to be shot for at the next meeting of the National Rifle Association at Wimbledon. The annual competition of the 12th Tower Hamlets (Stoke Newington) Rifle Volunteers took place at Tottenham on Friday, the 19th, and Friday, the 26th inst., when the fol lowing prizes were competed for—viz., two prizes presented by the commissioned officers, ranges 300, 500, and 600 yards, five shots at each range, Wimbledon targets and scoring. The first prize, value S guineas, was won by SergeantWort ley with a score of 38, second by Sergeant Rogers. Two prizes presented by the non-commissioned officers, ranges 150, 200, 2.50, 300, five shots at each range; won by Private James Runtz, who scored 52, and Lieut John Runtz, who scored 46. A handsome challenge cup, value 25 guineas, to be held three successive years before becoming the property of the winner, ranges 200, 400, and 600 yards, five shots at each range, won by Private James Runtz with a score of 37, closely fell, wed by Lieut John Runtz, who scored 36. The Ladies' Prizs, value 5,3, and 2 guineas, ranges £OO, 250, and 300 yards, five shots at each range, won by Lieut. John Runts with a score of 40, Sergeant Adams who scored 37, and Private Kelly with a score of 32. A Consolation Prize, range 200 yards, five shots, won by Sergeant Cus worth, who scored 17. A match between some volunteers in the employ of the Bank of England and of Messrs Coutta and Co., originating in a challenge by the former, has been held at the range of the 2d, or South Middlesex Rifles, at Caterham. The con ditions were five shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, Rythe position and Wimbledon scaring. The prize was a cup, to be presented to the man making the highest score on the winning side: The result was in favour of the Volunteers in Messrs Coutts's bank, their score being 17G marks, against 170 of their opponents. The highest scores on the winning side were made by Private Clarke, 40 marks, and Private Smith, 30 marks. The ranges at Caterham were engaged on Friday afternoon in a match between the effec tive Volunteers in the Sun Fire-office and the same num ber from Messrs Coutte bank. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards. A silver cup, the third presented this season by Captain Rogers to the second and third class shots of the members of the Ist company of the 20th (North-West) Middlesex Rifle Volunteers has been competed for at the ride ranges of the regiment at Willesden, The conditions of the con petition were third class ranges, but targets on a novel ar rangement—viz., with the bull's eye and centre on the lower half of the target. The following were the highest score : Lance-Corporal Harvey, 42 marks—Private Wilkins, 39 marks—Private J. D. Campbell, 37 marks—and Sergeant Smith, 30 marks—but Lance-Corporal Harvey and Private Wilkins having won the two silver cups presented by Capt. Rogers in the previous competitions, were not eligible to win in this, and the prize was therefore awarded to Pri rate Campbell. The drills of the Ist Middlesex Artillery Volunteers,who are now incorporated with the Ist Tewer Hamlets Artillery, as the Ist Middlesex Administrative Brigade, have been suspended till Saturday, Sept. 17, when round shot practice will take place at Plumstead ; but for the convenience of members, gun drill will be carried on at the headquarters of the corps in Leicester-square, under ono of the instructors. The practice with round shot, temporarily brought to a close until the date above mentioned, has been attended with the most satisfactory results. The second annual prize meeting of the 4th battalion of Kent Rifle Volunteers took place on Wednesday and Thurs day, at the Mureton Range, situate about two miles from Sittingbourne. The 4th battalion consists of the sth, 6th, 16th, 24th, 29th, and 36th companies, all of whom, with the exception of the 6th, were represented on this occasion. There worn four competitions, the value of the prizes being about £7B. At the close of the shooting Lieut.-Col. Dyke distributed the prizes to the successful competitors. He said ho had been informed that the shooting had been very good, and he urged the Volunteers to continue to practise, with out which it was impossible to attain efficiency. At the same time he reminded them that shooting was not the only thing necessary to ntaho Volunteers efficient, nor was it the first thing necessary to attain that object. battalion drill was of far greater consequence than shooting, and ho should bo glad if some means could bo devised to insure a more constant and regular attendance to that important duty. The annual inspection of the 26th Kent Administrative Battalion Rifts Volunteers, in command of Col. Thorold, was held un Saturday last in Charlton-park, near Woolwich, permission having been courteously granted by Col. Sir 'l. M Wilson, fur the purpose. In Essex a match has taken place at Brentwood between the sergeants and corporals of the 3d Essex Corps. Five shot on the side of the sergeants, and four on that of the corporals, an average being taken to represent the score of THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1864. the absentee. The shooting was at the ranges of 200, 500 , and 600 yards, and the scores made were as follows: — Sergeants, 114 ; corporals, 148. Private Chamberlain has been elected an ensign of the Colchester corps in the room of Ensign Green, who has been gazetted lieutenant, vice Mr J. S, Cooke, resigned. The annual prize shooting of the Colchester corps will take place this week. Among the prizes are two of £lO each, given by Mr T. J. Miller, M.P., and Mr P. 0. Papillon, M.P., the representatives of the borough. In Suffolk, for the fourth time, Sir C. Rowley, of Ten dring Hall, has thrown open his grounds for a Volunteer fete. The Sudbury, Hadleigh, and Stour Valley companies assembled, numbering in all about 136, The three com panies formed a battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Anstruther, assisted by Captain and Adjutant Barnardiston. The Volunteers wore entertained by Sir C. Rowley at theclose of some creditably executed manoeuvres. The annual prize shooting of the Ist Suffolk Batallion took place at Bury St, Edmunds on Friday. The following arc the names of the winners of the various prizes : 300 yards, first, Corporal Harding, Sudbury ; second, Corporal Gill, Eye; third, Private R. Burrell, Bury St. Edmunds. 300 and 600 yards combined : First, Private Walton Burrell, Bury St. Edmunds ; second, Corporal Fisher, Eye ; third, Sergeant Norfolk, Bury St. Edmunds. The annual prize meeting of the Suffolk County Rifle Association will take place at Bury St, Edmunds, September 8 and 9. A very spirited competition took place last Wednesday at the range of the 2d Hants Rifles at Millbrook, near Southampton, for the possession for the ensuing year of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Challenge Vase, a,hand some gold cup of 100 guineas value. Ranges 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each. There were in all 65 competitors from different parts of the district, and the winner was Lance-Corporal Page, of the 7th Isle of Wight (Cowes) corps, who scored 33 points. The rules require tho vase to be won three :successive years by any one corps to become its absolute property. It was first shot for in 1862, in which year, and again in 1863, members of the 7th Hants (Fare ham) Corps were at the top of the score, and on this occa sion Sergeant Freemantle, of the same corps, made a score of 32, being only one point behind the winner. A match has taken plate at Ely between the Ely andWis beach corps. The shooting was at the ranges of 200, 400, and 500 yards, and the Ely side won, having made a score of 395 marks,while their Wisbeach:opponents only obtained 337 marks. Eight officers and men shot en both sides. The annual meeting of the Somerset County Rifle Asso• ciation took place on Wells Match Ground, on the 23d :and 24th inst. :The prizes were competed for by about 150 Vo lunteers, some of whom exhibited excellent shooting. The Enfield rifle was the only weapon used. During the whole of last week the rifle grounds at Over, near Gloucester, were the scene of some spirited competi tion among the Volunteers of Gloucestershire and the neigh -1 bouring counties. This was the annual prize meeting of the Gloucester Rifle Association. About 20 different competi tions took place, but the chief interest of the meeting centred in the competition for the Lord-Lieutenant's Chal lenge Cup, the Countess of Dude's prizes, and the county match. The shooting opened on the first day with artillery, engineers, militia, and yeomanry prizes. Seven prizes were awarded to artillery, four to engineers, five to militia, and four to yeomanry. For the county match on the second day there were 63 entries. The first prize (£l2) was won by Private Baker, of Bristol ; the second (£8) by Sergeant Bing ham, of Bristol. The Countess of Dude's prizes, ranges 400, 500, and 600 yards, limited to pairs of officers, Volunteers or militia. The first prize was won by Major Guise and Capt. Boutein, of the 2d Glocester, who scored 69 ; and the second prize to the highest scare made by a single officer, was awarded to Lieut. Stock, of the Bristol Artillery, who scored 39. Four companies entered for the Lord Lieutenant's Chal lenge Cup, four men in each company, and the prize was won by the Glocester City Rifles, who made 193 points. For the Glocestershire Challenge Cup ten men from Glocester shire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire companies en tered, and Herefordshire carried off the cup. The ladies' prizes,were carried off by Sergeant Clutterbuck, 6th Stroud ; Lieut. Purchas, 14th Worcester ; Capt. Boutein, 20 Gloces ter; and Private Adams, 18th Hereford. The annual shooting match of the Ist Wilts (Salisbury) Rifle Volunteers was held at the range at Laverstock, on Wednesday and Thursday last. The competition opened with the challenge cup presented to the corps by Sir Alex ander Malet, her Majesty's En my at Frankfort-on-the Main, and won last year by Private William Young. To this was added a prize of 20 guineas. Private Watt= made the highest score and took the challenge cup and 10 guineas, and Private Bridger, the second prize, £5. The Mayor of Salisbury's prize (Mr John Waters) was won by Sergeant Butler, Private Wells taking the second prize, £3. The next prize, which was given by Mr Giles Loder, was carried off by Private Perris, The officers' prize was won by Sergeant Kelsey. A consolation cup was given by Sir Alexander Malet for competition among the members of the let Wilts who had never won a prize. It was carried off by Private Simms. Captain Pinckney's prize was won by Private Cripps. In Dorsetshire a friendly contest took place on Tuesday between ten members of the Shatteabury company and a like number of the Bhndford corps. The ranges were 200, , 400,500, and GOO yards, live rounds at each. Tho contest was a close and exciting one, and resulted in a victory for the Blandford men by 16 points only. Their total score was 397, or an average of nearly 40 per man. The Shaftes bury ten scored 3SI, or an average of 38. In Lincolnshire, the Boston battery has appointed a "re cruiting committee." The Government inspector has sur veyed the carbine range used by the corps, and has con demned it as dangerous, owing to the recent enclosure of the land. The inspector'suggests that the battery should make some arrangement with the local rifle corps for the joint use of their range, and he has ordered that the two 32-pounder guns at the Scalp battery, which have been in use during the past two years, should be prevented prior to being again used. A competition for prizes has taken place among members of the Spalding corps, In the first class, the shoot ing was at 400 and 600 yards, and the prizes went to Private J. Taylor, Private D. Cotton, Corporal S. Wallis, and Private W. Sleight—in the second class the shooting was at 200 and 400 yards, and the prize wont to Private C. Handley, Private W. Simms, Private R. White, Private B. Lever, and Private R. Appleby; in the third class the shooting was at 200 yards and 300 yards, and the prizes went to Drum-Major Judd, Private J. E. Graves, Corporal Barrow, Private C. Reynolds, Private Watkin, &e. Up wards of 50 recruits belonging to the let Lincolnshire Corps, having completed their drill, have been posted to their re spective companies. Ou Saturday the recruits assembled on the south common, Lincoln, for the second period of class firing. A cup, gived by the mayor of Louth, has been shot for by the local corps. The shooting was at 100, 200, and 300 yards, seven shots each ; and the cap was won by Lance-Corporal Brady with a score of 64 marks. An in teresting match has taken place between Lieut. Somerley and Private Marsden, on the one side, and Sergeant Mason and Lance-Corporal Waite on the other. These gentlemen are reputed the four best shots in the Louth corps. The shooting was at 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 yards, 5 shots cash. Lieut. Somorley and Private Marsden made 112 marks, and Sergeant Mason and Lance-Corporal Waite 115 marks. The Barton corps has been entertained at Barrow hall, the residence of Mr G. C. Uppleby, the captain of the corps. On Saturday the Leeds Engineer Volunteers underwent their annual inspection by Lieut.-Col. Harman, and the number of rank and file assembled on the occasion was 750 —the largest muster of a single corps, as stated by the in specting officer, which had ever taken place in Yorkshire. Lieut.-Col. Child was the commanding officer, and was as sisted by Major Smith, a veteran who held rank in the old Volunteer force more than 50 years ago. In marching to the field where the inspection had to take place, the river Aire had to be crossed, and this was effected by means of a pontoon bridge which had been constructed by a party of the Engineers. After the passage across, the bridge was expertly destroyed, so as to cut off the pursuit of an nate ginary enemy. On the field the corps were put through an elaborate series of evolutions and exercises in the pre sence of at least 10,000 spectators, who frequently cheered the Volunteers most lustily, The inspecting officer said he should make a most satisfactory report to the Secretary for War. Three cheers were then given for Colonel Harman, after which the corps returned to headquarters, The Howdenshire Company met on Tuesday to compote for a handsome silver cup given by Captain Clarke, to be won twice to give actual possession. The shooting was at 150, 200, 400, and 600 yards, only hits to count, at each range five rounds. Private Hawke (although a high wind prevailed) scored 24, and was thereby the winner for this year. Frivate Carlton was second, with 18 hits, The 18th West York Volunteers held a fifth and final competition for the challenge cup, presented by Major Waterhouse, M.P., the cup to bo won three times in five competitions, or to pass to the highest scorer. The shooting was at 550, 750, and 900 yards, and private Ruther was the winner for the day with 33. No member having won the cup more than twice, Dr Simpson having done that, the ownership reverted to the highest scorer during the five competitions, which proved to bo Dr Simpson, who had in the aggregate scored 125, against the second best score of 110 from private Ruther. The cup therefore becomes Dr Simpson's property. The Hull Volunteer Artillery competed with a 32 pounder gun for the prize offered by Col. Inglefield, R.A. The range was about 1,700 yards, and the winners were Corporal Hall first, Sergt. Faija second, gunner Dewison third, and Major Sprat fourth. In another contest the target was smashed up by one of Sergeant Major Pixton's shots. The winner of the last contest also hit the target, Tha result was—Brigade Sergeant Major I'ixton first, Corporal Hall second, Sergt.- Major Murray third. The firing was very satisfactory. The fourth annual competition for the prizes offered by and under the auspices of the Cumberland and Westmore land Rifle Association took place at the Curnmersclale range Carllse, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The first contest on the programme was for the cup, value 50 guineas, given by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, to be shot for by Cumberland and Westmoreland volunteers,at 200 and 600 yards, five shots at each, hits and points counted. The cup becomes the property of the volunteer who wins it two years, not necessarily in succession, an , 3 each winner is entitled to have his named engraved upon it, and receives £lO. In 1562 it was won by a member of the Carlisle Artil lery Corps, in 1563 by one of the Carlisle rifle volunteers ; and this year it has been won by Sergeant Banks, 10th Cumberland (Egremont), who tied private Willman of the 4th Cumberland, at 30, end on shooting off became winner. The Cumberland Battalion Challenge Cup was won on Sa tured by the five representatives of the Cockermouth Corps of Rifle Volunteers. The Ist company of the Carlisle Corps, who won last year, and would have earned absolute posses sion of the trophy if they had repeated their victory this year, came second. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, THE "EXAMINER" ON "As TU VU LAMBERT ?" 3 —The solution will never to found at the Prefec ture of Police, nor anywhere else. The origin of slang is inscrutable. The source of the Nile may be found, but the source of the facetice of potboys can never be traced. Like the wind, no one knows whence they came, or whitaer they list to go. They are here to-day and gone ta-morrow. We believe they are like Topsey, without parentage. Who ever laid claim to a slang phrase? Yet it is certain that there must have been some first utterance, and more than that, some one to catch it up and pass it on to that wonderful circulation and iteration which a slang phrase enjoys. The reign of these phrases is as much a mystery as their origin. Five years seems to be about the average. For about that time, " There you go with your eye out," or, " There he goes with his eye out," as the case might be, was the jeering comment of all the ragamuffin tribes. Is it in the wit of man to imagine who could first have put these words together, putting out eyes at discretion. Was it first said by Ulysses when Polyphemus rushed raging from his cave with his eye out, and no spare eye loft. Homer does not record any such speech as delivered by enerie, or any of his followers. Some one made for Polyphemus the complaint.— Yc.o eat my mutton and drink my wine, And then you pole nay eye out. A complaint of ill return for hospitality coming with a bad grace from a host who had only fattened his guest for his table; tut we cannot turn or twist that distich into the origin of " There you go with your eye out." A shallow commentator might hazard the conjecture that the phrase applied to persons who went about in a blundering way, as if they had not eyes in their heads. But the use of the singular number keeps the slang carefully clear of the sense there would be in such a use of the words. You go with yoar eye out, not your eyes. You have your eye in your hand, or your pocket, or your watch fob. After a long course of popularity the eye went out altogether, and was succeeded by " How nicely he thinks he's doing it," which was applied by the potboys, ragamuffins, scamps, and raffs to all with any air of pretension who came to grief through any awkwardness. There was a de gree of sensein this slang'which shortened its reign, besides it was too long for a winged word. Before it could be shouted out the person to be insulted might be out of hearing. It was not handy for the canaille. It was not like a dab taken out of the gutter for a fling. Moreover, it was traceable to a source which the diviner things of slang never are —Grimaldi had spoken it. It wanted the ?netts divinior of the unknown. The next reign, and a long reign it was, was the interrogation " Does your mother know you're out ?" As Lord Dundreary would ask, can any fellow conceive who asked those simple words for the first time with the in tention of impertinence ? And the genius who could make offence of them has never claimed the credit of an impertinence of such immense success and popularity. Have these things then an origin ? May they not be spontaneous like some combustions or the stones which fall no one knows whence ? Certainly it is easier to believe they have no authors than that they have authors who do not claim the honour of their productions. Good guesses, at least, have been made as to the author ship of Junius, but who can pretend even to a- con jecture as to the origin of "There you go with your eye out," or " Does your mother know you're out ?" I At last the mother was worn out, and in came" All Serene," applied to all possible circumstances. This piece of slang seems without any recommendation but its brevity. It wants objectiveness, and one does not see how it insults, which should he an end of all slang phrases of this current atamp. We noted, indeed, that potboys uttered it more as for their own internal solace and satisfaction than for taking the shine out of any one. Aud it is to the potboys we must look for the understanding of these things. Indeed, as Venus rose from the sea, so, we suspect, from the froth of pewter pots rose slang sayings? If this solution be doubted, what other can be offered ? Here is a coinage, where is the mint. Can all the detective force of the country discover the source of any current piece of slang, past or present ? Will the French police find out Lambert? Will they square the circle ? will they invent per petual motion ? Your plain no meaning puzzles more than thought, and that is the puzzle of Lam bert. We had once our Lambert, and his name was Snooks. Snooks was an airy nothing, wanting a local habitation, but not a name. The French family of the Lamberts we take to be a collateral branch of the Snookses. Lambert is en imperso- I nation of Snooks. Still the main mystery remains unexplained and inexplicable. We can conceive what is meant by Lambert, vs to some extent wo can conceive what was meant by going with your cyc out, or the inquiry about your mother's acque.intance with your whereabouts, but the mystery of mysteries is the origin of the mot, end who first said Law bort abstractedly and fecetiously, and stranger still, who ac cepted it as a joke, and get it passed on as a joke. These are the questions. Well may the French Police be employed in hunting out the vast jocular conspiracy which on the Emperor's jour de fete made the name of Lambert eclipse his own. A thousand years betee it may be a historical pro blem, which was the substance which the shadow, Lambert or Louis Napoleon ? THE "SPECTATOR" ON PALMERSTON OUT OF PARLIAMENT.— [t was not without an intention that Lord Palmerston inserted into the Queen's Speech the unusual words which succeeded the accustomed formula of dismissal. Members are always told that they have "duties to perform in their counties" —etiquette ignoring such low things as borough constituencies—but they are always instructed that their especial duty is to bind class and class together. Thoughtless people imagined that the Speech had caught the infection of the Premier's habit of chaff, and fancied the words commanded an unusual num ber of dinners, archery meetings, croquet parties, and the other reunions which make life endurable in the spots where they cultivate vegetables for London. The Premier, however, had another and a more serious idea—he meant to sanction formally the fashion which he did not invent, but which he has so heartily adopted, the practice of speech making by members and nfinisters during the re cess. He never did a wiser thing for his own po pularity in his life. Other members are rather bored by the necessity of making speeches which do not drive on the machine, of talking literature or the crops, science or the chances of reform, in an affable but not dangerously popular way for an hour at a time, are rather reluctant to meet constituents not perhaps quite contented with the way in which Mr Brand has steadily overlooked the claims of local merit. Other ministers may be a little annoyed at the alternatives of making about nothing a speech very worthy of its subject, or saying something aura in the dearth of topics to he examined under a microscope, criticised, and scanned, and perverted, and p ra ised and ab use d, and everything except digested in contented peace. Lord Palmerston alone has no such disquietudes, no ouch qualms, no such apprehensions of ennui. Ho could deliver a speech a day, and not one throughout the six months would tell anybody anything which he desired to keep secret, or leave on the minds of his audience the impression of having wasted their time. Everybody would go away forgetful of most that had been said but charmed with the man who said It—the precise effect which the Premier intended to produce. If he is too tired to manufacture anecdotes he Pours out a flood of praise, talks to Bradford of the o mass o f intellect " in the Exchange Hall, or to Tiverton of the astonishing comeliness of the younger generation ; if there is no incident ready, such as a little revolution, there is always the weather and the American struggle; it original ideas are wanting one can explain that " a man tied by the leg in London could not well be at Tiverton." What does it matter what is said ? It is always well put, and genial, and pleasant, and it is a great man who says it all, and when one dines with a magnate one is net in a hurry to ask the brand of the pleasant wine. Now at Bradford, face to face with half opponents, and again among an admiring constituency, the Premier is always ready, always amusing, always prepared with an unrivalled but most happy audacity to tell free-trad e rs how tho roughly he has abandoned his own plan of a fixed duty, to begin by complimenting the electors of Tiverton on their independence, and end by pro nouncing an eloya over Mr Hutathcote! He will be lust tee happy in Radnorshire pr a i s i ng th e lat e Sir C . i ornewull Lewis, could, we doubt uot, if he tried, give an opinion on the " Astronomy of the An cients," which everybody except the half dozen who understand the subject would accept as very ca pable critichan. Wherever he goes, whatever his subject, he leaves behind him a pleasant impres sion, spreads around a feeling of liking, a sense of personal sympathy and comprehension which is in England i n quiet times the strongest bond of poli tical action. It is of no use to deny it, people are the readier to vote for Lord Palmerston after each of these utterances in the recess, and if the educated glosses cannot understand why, that is just ono more proof among many that the bright-cheery old man who talks as well to boors al to members of Parliament, and snubs Radical butchers an effectu ally es he corrects eldest sons, uneeretantis England and Englishmen a greet deal better than they. Tee why of that vast influence signifies no more tkau :lee wherefore ef the social power eehteh it eo closely resembles. It Is not the able man or the inventive, the wise man or the man of genius, who rules opinion in a club, but the man of ready sense and easy temper, whose judgment en the surface of things is usually sound and always within the comprehension of those he is trying to guide, whose experience saves him from being ever at a loss, and whose courage is certain to extricate him oat of any conceivable predicament. Lord Palmerston is the Major Pendennis of the political world, as resourceful and as brave, as full of social skill, and we fear as wanting in higher aims than success, as his immortal prototype. In a club, however, it is Major Pendennis who triumphs, not Warrington, and England just now is a club, full of a population which has no wish to do anything in particular, but likes to hear and discuss and pass an opinion which is carefully restrained from developing into action. Upon such a community sentences like those which Lord Palmerston uttered at Tiverton, sentences full of strong though superficial sense, of fair though average morals, and of an intelligible though over. optimist policy, must of necessity fall pleasantly. The idea that the first use of a bishop is to smooth away acerbities and not allow convictions to become too markedly hostile to each other is just the club idea, and is accepted accordingly with entire acclaim. To pronounce the Belfast riots "political feuds" gets rid of a great many disagreeable necessities—such as the consideration of our religious system in Ire land—which is always pleasant when one asks chit chat rather than discussion, and is very sound sense besides. Lord Palmerston knows Ireland thoroughly —is perhaps the one man alive who if untrammelled by a Parliament could govern the island as Lord Chesterfield governed it, put down ono rising by a bon mot and another by an exhibition of the haugh tiest administrative energy. The club thinks exactly like Lord Palmerston about the American quarrel, says that it does not like slavery (which the North is putting down), and does like political freedom (which the South has never supported except for white property-holders), but nevertheless sympa thises with the bias which Lord Palmerston avows for the South, and heartily agrees that intervention would have been a mistake. As to Denmark, the remarks that the Danes are " unfortunate," that Englishmen "sympathise" with them, that "ships sailing on the sea cannot stop armies on land," that "30,000 men cannot beat 300,000," that in fact it was a shame, but interference in. volved too much risk, were exactly the comments with which society put up with a disgrace which nevertheless it perceived. Lord Palmerston simply put into ordinary words the ordinary conviction of the mass of his ordinary hearers, which is just what the intelligent olab man always prefers to do, sure that even if he is wrong the prejudices of his audience will induce them to condone any little mistake. Then came a compliment to the country, which flatters itself that it does not want "to be cracked up," but likes to be "appreciated" never theless, and, mixed up with it, one of those sen tences in which Lord Palmerston sometimes sums up a case it would take an inferior man half an boar only to state :—" These things [subventions] are only done in countries where people are paralysed by despotic power, and where they require the vivi fying and electrical touch of the Government to rouse them to an exertion which is not their natural condition, nor their habitual practice. In this country every man is alive, every man knows best how to employ his capital, how to direct his genius, whatever it may be; all that the Government has to do is to leave things alone, to throw down bar riers and obstructions where barriers and obstruc tions are pressed, and to , give that freedom to industry and activity to commerce by which alone the general welfare of the country can be advanced." It is old that, but then it is true, brief, and marvel lously complimentary, and to put statements so pleasant in so brief a form, yet leave them perfectly true, is the very art, and the highest art, of the man of conversation. The people of Tiverton were talked to on the highest political subjects as clever talkers talk on the chit•chat of the day, and natu rally and wisely enjoyed themselves es much as if they had been listening over wine and walnuts: THE " SATURDAY REVIEW" ON THE RAILWAY SYSTEM.—Everybody says, The Railways must have paid if they had not cost so plaguy dear. Well, what have they cost ? The authorised capital of all the railways in England, Scotland, and Ireland, up to December the 31st last, amounts to the trifling sum of £474,999,545 ; and of this little total as much as £404,215,802 has actually been paid up as capital, inclusive of debenture loans outstanding at that date. That is to say, in less than thirty years, a sum very nearly equal to one-half of the National Debt has been in vested in earthworks, rails, rolling stock, and other constituent elements of the vast aggregate known as railway property. From the investment in railways we now proceed to the profits of railways. What the interest of the National Debt is everybody knows ; how does the iron king pay its creditors ? What is the total amount of net profits available for distribution in the shape of interest on paid up capital—including ordinary stock or shares, with preference stock, loans, and debentures ? After de ducting the outlay on-1. Maintenance of way and works; 2. Locomotive power; 3. Repairs and re• newels of carriages; 4. Truffle charges ; 5. Rates and taxes; 6. Government duty ; 7. Compensation for personal injuries; 8. Compensation for losses and damage of goods ; 9. Legal expenses ; 10. Miscel laneous—there remain of net profits on all the rail ways of Great Britain and Ireland, earned in the year 1863, £16,048,913. This, on an invested capie tal, as we have seen, of £404,215,802, is as nearly as possible 4 per cent. These profits are, of course, very unequally distributed. On one line, the West Cornwall, the dividend on the original capital is / per cent. On the High Peak line it only reaches 2s 8d per cent.; while the Whitehaven line returns 13/, and the Aberdare 10 per cent. on ordi. nary capital. The total annual receipts for 1863 on this capital of four hundred millions, being thirty one millions, and the net profits being sixteen millions, the total working expenditure is fifteen millions; or, in other words, the expenditure swel -1 lows up 48 per cent. of the total receipts of the railway business of the country. It is useful to got the whole thing under this summary view, because it explains the general policy of railway manage- Iment. Shareholders have but one cry—" Diminish your working expenses. and our dividends will of course rise. We arc the residuary legatees. On us rests the whole risk of the trade. Preference shares, loans, mortgages—all these things are a fixed quans tity ; our dividends rise or fall as the shop answers or not." The railway trade is like all other trades. It may be conducted on the bold principleof extended business, which means small profits on large returns; or it may be conducted safely and economically, on the principle of starving the plant and diminishing the working expenses. The former was the favourite policy in other days, the latter seems to be now in the ascendant; for whilst, as we have seen, the working expenses in the year 1863 were in the proportion of 48 per cent. on the gross receipts, in the year 1862 they were 49 per cent. Without a very minute investigation of the special heads of expenditure on which a saving has been effected, we can scarcely arrive at an answer to the question, which is of paramount importance to the public, whether economy in management can be extended with a due regard to safety in travelling. The figures before us, however, will help us to an ap- I.proximate solution of this vital question. And first, it must be borne in mind that the total mileage of 1863 is more than the mileage of 1862. But, while the absolute outlay under all the heads of working expenses within the last twelvemonths has from this cause increased, there are many heads of working expenses which, when examined with reference to the proportion they bear to the whole expenditure, will be found to have been diminished. A considerable saving has been attained in legal, including parliamentary expenses. This, of course, arises from the comparative paucity of new lines and extensions, But, in other items also, the proportion of particular expenses to the whole work ing charges shows a diminution, or, in other words, points to parsimony in management. And what is significant is the cost of compensation for personal injuries has arisen from £158,169 in 1862 to 1179,569 in 1863, while some important charges for working expenses have fallen. The proportion of the cost of locomotive power in 1862 to the whole working expenses was 27.79 per cent. ; in 1863 it falls to 27'62. The proportion of miscellaneous expenses, including, we believe, servants, is for the two years 6.62 and 6.40. These figures, if they do not actually lead to the couclusion that economy in management has been purchased by increased danger to life and limb, seems to point to a suspi cion that way. On a mileage increased 400 miles within the twelvemonth there has been a saving of 1 per cent. on working expenses, but this is pur chased at the outlay of more than £21,000 worth of life and limb. The necessity of retrenching the working expenses is now a matter of pecuniary life or death to the holders of the original capital stock. On the other hand, the necessity of prevent ing the starvation of railways by paring down wages and the working staff is a matter of personal life or death to travellers. It is a question, in short, be tween dividends and the public safety. We have seen that working expenses are decreasing. Are accidents increasing? This is one question—and it is a question which is not very easy to answer, as a single fatal smash on a large scale may excep tionally affect the annual rate of danger. And are railway accidents of the usual character to be at. tributed to economical, that is, parsimonious work ing of the line ? This is a question of spacial im portance in the face of.the fact of diminished work lug expenses. The Parliamentary return will help us towards answering it. In 1862, 216 persons were killed and 600 injured, of whom 26 were pas eengere killed, and 530 pag,magcru injured, from causes beyond their own control ; while in 18631 only 184 persons were killed and 470 injured, and of these 14 are returned as passengers killed, 400 as passengers injured, from causes be yond their own control. This certainly shows a diminution in fatal accidents, and may therefore be taken as a setoff against the increased amount of compensation money paid for injuries during the past year. For it must be remembered that many of the accidents and collisions which caused the in juries that were paid for in 1863 must have taken place in 1862. The comparison, however, does not amount to much. Meanwhile it is a matter of some little curiosity to compare the relative safety of same of the leading lines within the same period. We shall only trouble ourselves with what the com panies return as casualties beyond the passengers' own control—which is the railway euphemism for injuries caused by railway management. The North-Western " system," with 1,174 miles of line, and 17 millions of miles traversed by 19 million passengers, injured 69 passengers. The Great Western, with 1,148 miles of line, and 12 millions of miles traversed by 17 millions of passengers, injured 37 passengers, On neither of these great lines was there last year a single fatal accident to a pas senger. The Great Eastern killed 7 ; this was the Hunstanton or great cow, accident. The Great Northern killed 1. The Brighton killed 3 ; this was the Streatham and Balham casualty. The South Western killed 1; and 2 were killed on Scotch lines. There is another test of the relative security of the various great lines, which has its interest, though of course it requires checking by the elements of length of line, miles travelled, and number of passengers; and, as it only applies to a single year, it would hardly justify any sweeping conclusion. The Great Eastern, with 695 miles open, raid £8,824 for compensation for personal injuries in 1863; the Groat Northern, with 433 miles, must have paid (but the returns are muddled) more than £20,000; the Great Western with nearly 1,200 miles, paid only £2,176 ; the North Western, with about the same mileage, paid £20,000; the South-Western, with 513 miles, paid less than £1,000; the Brighton,with 243 miles, paid £19,000; the South-Eastern, with 286 miles, paid £17,844. On an average of seven years, Captain Galton classes the chief railways as follows, as to the pro portion of killed or injured to the number of pass sengers conveyed:— North-Western 1 in 212,000 Midland 1 in 257,000 Eastern Counties South-Eastern North-Eastern 1 in 350,000 South-Western Brighton 1 in 535,000 Great Western Bristol and Exeter The general conclusion from these converging data seems to be in favour of the relative safety of the broad gauge. " Tun LONDON REVIEW" ON THE ORGAN GRINDERS AND MR. BASS'S ACT.--Two or three cases have already occurred under Mr. Bass's Act for the better protection of the public against the persecution of organ-men. One of the latest of these was heard a few days ago at Marlborough street. The complainant was a Mr. Rew (rather an appropriate name), of the firm of Rew and Co., chemists, No. 282, Regent-street. It appears that Mr. Rew has a next-door neighbour, a Mr. Sykes, who has for years engaged an Italian to come and play before his house every Friday evening, "at the time he pays his workpeople." It is a droll idea, though suggestive of the possession by Mr. Sykes of a certain Platonical frame of mind and devotion to harmony in the relation between employers and employed. Montaigne's father used to wake his infant son every morning by the soft breathings of a flute, becouse he thought it disposed the mind to suavity and grace. For the like reason, Mr. Sykes may choose to set his weekly reckonings to music, and, for aught we know, may find his account in it, in the absenceof disagreeable disputes between him self and his workpeople as to the relative claims of capital and labour. But to Mr. Rew the strains of a barrel-organ appear anything but favourable to the concoction of prescriptions; and on the night in question ho told the Italian to go away ; on his refusing to do which he gave him into cus tody. Thereupon the man rushed into the pas sage of Mr. Sykes's house, and was ignominiously dragged from that retreat by two policemen, who locked him up. The result of the case, when brought before Mr. Knox, was that the Italian was fined twenty shillings; and, added the magistrate, " I shall recommend Mr. Sykes to pay the fine." This was certainly but fair, and we hope the lover of Friday night harmony took the hint. The Italian had clearly committed an illegal act ; but he had been led into doing so by Mr. Sykes, who was certainly bound to be better acquainted than this poor foreigner with the provisions of the new Act. Street music is often a great nuisance, and it is quite right that the public sbonld have the power of restraining it under certain cir cumstances ; yet we cannot but observe that Mr. Babbago has set a certain fashion for being horrified at it, which is becoming one of the little affectations of the day. Everyone now seems to think it fine and intellectual to be distracted, and incapable of thought or work, if the wandering minstrels of the street strike up a note. A week or two ago, a gentleman, whose arrogance of temper not only caused him to give an organ-man into custody illegally, but drew upon himself the reproof of the magistrate for insolence, said ho was disturbed by the objectionable playing that he coald not collect his thoughts sufficiently to write a note to his landlord requesting sortie re. pairs. Mr Row says he cannot make a prescrip tion if the sounds of music creep in his ears : ,6 Soft stillness and the night Become tho touohos of true 'pothecaries." The plain fact is, that Mr Raw does not like street organs—a feeling in which many people agree with him ; and he has every right to set the law in motion to prevent their being played in his vici nity. But why not be content with this without making a parade about his inability to compound pills and potions unless the unpleasant sounds be hushed ? Mr Raw seems resolved to enter the lists as a formidable rival to Mr Babbage. In a letter! to the Daily News he makes the following grand suggestion, which he thinks will meet with " general accord :"—" Musicians of tested ability on the harp, violin, flute, concertina, and other ob jectionable instruments should be licensed under police regulation, stations appointed to the crowded courts and alleys where they might play daily. A box sot up at these stations td receive public con tributions would ensure ample support, and en courage native talent" (!) Who are io test the abilities of these musicians, and who aro to judge what instruments are or are not " objectionable." does not appear. Perhaps the police band. Se riously, however, if all this nonsense is to be en couraged, it will soon be found that Mr Bass's act is unworkable. The public undoubtedly re quired protection in cases of real hardship; but if we are to be overwhelmed by the outcries of weak nerves and foolish heads, we are threatened with a fresh nuisance greater than the old. THE " LAW TIMES" ON MRS. YELVERION. — Miss Longworth has brought an action in the Scotch courts against the Saturday Review for an alleged libel contained in an article o f very questionable taste—to say the least of it—on the recent judgment of the House of Lords. To English readers, it will doubtless be a perplexity by what process a journal published in London can be " pursued" in Edin burgh. The subject is not new to our readers, for a few years ago the publisher of the Law 7imea was subjected to the same infliction, only with far less cause. The complaint against him was a commen tary on Madelein Smith's case—remarks which were freely made by every newspaper in England, and which no English judge or jury would ever affirm to be libellous, but which it would have been im possible to have submitted to the alien prejudices of a Scottish jury. In vain we appealed to our con temporaries to unite in resistance to a power pos sessed by Scotland over Englishmen for which no equivalent is enjoyed by ourselves' a nd the exercise of which might at any moment threaten any one of them with indefinite oppression. They would not exert themselves even to denounce the wrong, and demand redress from Parliament. Now that the same blow has been inflicted upon one of them selves, we may hope that the common danger may be discerned, and a common effort made to avert it. Thus it happened to our publisher. A letter from one of the news agents in Edinburgh informed him that he (the agent) had received notice of at tachment for a judgment for £3,000 that had been obtained against the publisher in the Scotch courts. This was the first intimation that there had been a complaint, much less an action and a judgment. On inquiry it was found that, according to the law of Scotland any Scotchman may bring an action against any Englishman living in England by merely posting in the court a notice to the defendant to appear, without any personal notice whatever, and that if the defendant does not appear to the action, of the very existence of which he is wholly ignorant , judgment is pronounced against him by default for the full amount of damages demanded, and uP°' that judgment the plaintiff can attach all debts due to the defendant from any person in Scotland, or any property he may have there, or take his body in execution should ho venture over the border. The judgment obtained by this moat iniquitous procedure can only be set aside by the defendant coming in and submittin g hi mse lf to th e j u risdiction an d p a y i ng costs, iu which case he is graciously p ermitted to g o to trial with all the disadvantages of an alien tri bunal. In the instance of our publisher, the sum of which he was thus inflicted was upwards of £6O. And this is the process to which the Saturday .11evtao has been or will be subjected, save perhaps Ir.• • that judgment has been actually obtained withon t previous notice of action. At all events, our con temporary will be compelled to try a question in which feeling and prejudices are stro n g l y enlisted, before a tribunal that will certainly have a very decided leaning against the defendant. That which formerly happened to the publisher of Law Tunes, and now has been inflicted upon the Saturday M. view, may be employed at any moment again whichn y of the English journals, a single copy of chances to cross the border. As soon as it comes to be known that such an engine for extortion exists, it can scarcely fail to be set in m otion. This is a matter which directly touches the whole press of England, and for once the newspapers should throw' aside their jealousies in the common danger, and use the power they possess to secure legislative protec tion against a palpable injustice. This may be done by an enactment that all actions for libel against ail' registered journal or other publication shall be had only in that part of the United Kingdom in which the same shall be registered. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of the Right Hon. Catherine Maunsell, of Wentworth House, Great Malvern, W or cester, was proved iu London on the 27th ult., the executers appointed being the Rev. R. H. Mauns ell Eyre, the eldest son, and Mr Richard Davies, th e sou -in law. Her ladyship married in 1808, and become a widow in 1819. Under the will of her la te father, the first Earl of Listowel, her ladyship had a p oWer of disposition and appointment over the sum ef £7,500, which she has apportioned amongst her sons and daughters, leaving unto them also the pre` perty she held in her own right. To her daughter, Mary Grace Davies, she bequeaths the ma nsion ana furniture of Wentworth House, and to her eldest son the head-rent and all other interest in and over Eyres Long Walk, Galway. The will of the Rev. Sir Thomas C. Miller, Bart" LL.B., late vicar of Froyle, Southampton, vise proved in London under £60,000 personalty , th e executors appointed being Lady Miller (the rel ict) and Sir Charles H. Miller, Bart., the son. T he tells tator was the eldest son of the late Sir Violas Miller, Bart., M.P., and had been the vicar o f Froyle since 1803, of which living he was also pat ron, and died at the age of 83. He succeeded to the baronetcl in 1816, married, in 1824, Martha, daug hter of W ill the ßev. John Holmes, who survives him. kila bears the date of Dec. 5 - , 1856. He has bequeathed to his relict, beyond her provision under marring s settlement, a further annuity of £ 2OO , together With a legacy of £1,500. To each of his daughters 11.0 leaves a marriage portion or fortune of £6,000, BO?' to each of his younger sons £B.OOO, appointing his eldest son, the present baronet, residuary legatee' The will of Major-Gen. Richard Hardinge, ILL"; formerly residing at Norfolk-crescent, but late the Hyde Park-square, was proved in Lon don on . the 1 10th inst. by the executors and trustees, Mr P b 0. Papillon, M.P., the nephew, and Lieut."" Henry Hardinge (of the Rifle Brigade) and Capt. Edward Harding°, R. N., the sons of the testat e !' The personalty was sworn under £35,000. This gallant officer was attached to the Royal Artillery, and served with great distinction in the memorable battle of Waterloo. The will bears date 1860, an d there are two codicils executed in the present yebar. After making several specific and pe enelerY ,0 . 00 a of £ 7 quests to his family, including a sum llery: , his relict, to whom he leaves his furniture, carriages! &c., he bequeaths to her a life interest over the rest of his property, which upon her dece ase is 13 to divided amongst their children.—lllustrated London News. COUNTRY MARKETS• NOTTINGHAM.—SATURDAV . A moderate show of wheat, w hich met a hea lth y sal?' and late prices wore fully Is higher. Barley limited.l3 supply, and trade active, at late prices. Oats in middlins supply, and met a tolerably fair sale, at rather over the prices of last week. Beans scarce, and rather dearer. White wheat, from 43s •to 52 5 1; red w heat, 42s to 45e. Barley—malting, 30s to 375; grinding, 288 to 295. Oats, old, at 255 to 30s Od ; now, 23 s to 255.: Beans sold at 401 to 44s per qr. ; now, 35s to 38s. Flour, fine, 29s to 31s ; super, 34s to 38s per 20 stone. GRANTHAM—SATURDAY. A good deal of grain has been securad this week. 1110 yield will be under an average. The rain has done good. —Old white wheat, 46s to 48s ; rod, 41s to 44s per 36st. ; now white, 43s to 47s ; rod, 40s to 438. Malting barlelt —s to —s per qr ; grinding, 27s to 30s ; oats, old, 2310 3 265; new, 19s to24s; beans, 34s to 40s; peas f 34s to 375. LEICESTER—SATuRDAY. A moderate show of wheat, which sold slowly at higher rates. Barley scarce, and prices firm. Beans rather deaf. —Old white wheat, 41s to 508; red, 44s to 48s per 3 6 stone. New white, 44s to 48s per 36 stone. Malting itarleY? new, 32s to 36s per qr.; grindin, 29s to 31s ; old cat" , 23s to 29s ; new oats, 20s to 24s per 24 stone. . 130 ' 114 old, 40s to 43s per 38 stone ; flour, 34a to 395 per 20 stone. NORWICH—SATURDAY. There was a limited supply of wheat, and both new and old qualities realised fully last week's prices. In bailey' oats, beans, and peas little doing. White wheat. 458 to 469 1 Red wheat ........ 41s to to 3424 4 24 Malting barley ...35s to 36s 1 Chevalier barley... 3o 264 33s t Distilling d 0..... 29s to 30s I Oats.. ............ 24 Flour, 23s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller. YORK—SATuBDAY. A meagre supply of wheat on offer from the farniors this morning, and the attendance was moderate. Bueineetrivail more active, and the prices of last week advanced is per qr. Barley scarce, with a fair demand, and commanded fully late rates. Scarcely any oats showing, with an active de-. mend, at rather more money. Beans in favour of sellers. Malt, 58s to 60 Wheat, red 42s to 445 Oats.... ........ 200 to 24 I White do .44 5 to 48s Bens' .......... 35a to 384 Barley —s to - --8 s per qr., ) to 34s per sack. .28s to 3.051.yre530.3 ............... ...flour, 323 .......... 01 • ••• DUBLIN—FUIDAY. A rather thin attendance to-day. A fair show of now corn, in good condition , which sold at last week's pre ic!. In foreign wheat nothing doing. Indian corn saleable in retail. Flour in better demand. s. d. s. d. O. d . 0 . d• Wheat, white.. 24 0 to 26 6 O atmeal ...... 10 0 to to -- 13 0 0 Do., red .. 21 6 t 024 0 Beans.. ..... 0 Do., now —oto 0 Bere —0 to ° --- Barloy Oats .. 00to 12 0 Bakers' flour.. 14 oto2o 0 Do., black.... —oto 0 Indian corn .. 27 oto 28 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Sep,t• I'L. — via Marseilles sepb• drain and Cape Yards, by British packet. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug• , Clung, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Sept. le via Marseilles Aug. l' Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Aug. A I India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Aug. 2 /, via Marseilles....A u g t 0, India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ Ang• via Marseilles ................ Sept' 4. Portugal.... ............ 25. Maita, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton...... Aug' 2 7. Sept. b. _via Marseilles ........ 11 P 31, Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo . .......... AUb ...n.. U. S. and British N. America , by Brit. p acket.... by U.S. packet ...• 26. All parts of West Indies, inclu b im C g a C na n d il i i ttn , California. and British Columbia.. .......... _....................• .epearcitelt..4l 29. Births. BARRA un,—On the 2Gth inst.. at Croydon, the Wife °f P. Barraud, Esq., of a daughter. - I : w ham, ick:on' eLEX AE.—On thb 28th inst., at S. Margar et's S.W., Mrs. James N. Clarke, of a daugl ' iter• Fox.—Onpark, itegent'o4 tho th w e if 250 of h j i . n E st . ., F a o t x G , Gloucester Villa, Esq., o f a son. 27th inst., r • Alfred haffregOrif jEAFFRES°N.-011 th o • XI 0 of a daughter. PAGET.—On the 25th inst., at Stust4n Rectory, of a son, stillborn. the Hon, Mrs. Edward Paget, Sc,olo, the —mriaxEn.--On the 25th inst., at St. Jarad 6 BUItGOYNI4 marriages. 8.A., Trinity Hall/ Westbonrno-torrace, Captain Burgoyne, R.N., 140.'0011 son of General Sir John Fou Burgoyne, Bart., to Evelyn Laura, daughter of Rear-Aduairal Sir Baldwin 11/8" Walker, Bart. RcatEß--LTuox.On the 25th inst., at Crawley, S ll °l /dr. Frank Romer, to Betty, aeoend daug!hter Robert Rower. ge o eoon Diark Lemon. Canibrid eon of Deat. IlanNARD.—On the 27th inst., hs at 48, lington, Mary Maud, youngest daughter of 'Wallow Barnard. Esq., barrister-at-law. BRUCE,—On the 26th inst., at his residence, 15, ILeg,e_ntll park-terrace, Gloucester-gate, James Richard .1011—' Esq., aged 51. gr. Cn - A.UNDY.—On the 25th last.,, at Kingston, Starch Richard Chaundy, aged 78 urcbt POPHAM,—On the 22d inst ,at Stourfield, Christch i Hants Admiral Wm. Charnock Popham,_eldasit VV, the late ' Admiral Sir Home Popham, 1i.C.8. " 1 " ''''. . aged 73. Milner-F(lore, 1: cants Jo PEEvon.—On the 26th inst., at Emsworth, 1164^'-' Beaver, Esq., aged 76. ___.....--- ervs London: Printed and Prbilshed by W1L141.6.31A-111)1!Ij1112: Strand, in the Precinct of ' of No. 112, Strad, Printer Id DIE SuN 01lice — e ALlthileaa,—Dlondily, August 29, 186111 the Savoy,iii the ce9uuty o -j Xv, one ie t ~': ~